Many aspirants ask me how quickly they can complete their PMP exam.

Yes, you can finish your PMP certification exam in less than four hours.

However, please remember this: you have been preparing for this exam for a long time and now you are attempting it. You may be tired, and you feel confident about all your answers, but this is your final chance to review your answers and pass the exam this attempt.

So, it is possible to complete your PMP certification exam in less than four hours, but I strongly recommend you use all the time you’ve been allotted for the exam. Use the rest of your four hours to revise your answers.

You have been waiting for this moment for months and you will not get this chance again. I am also sure that you don’t have any other business to attend to during this time.

Many aspirants wonder if they can take breaks during the PMP exam.

Yes, you can take as many breaks as you wish during your PMP certification exam.

Please note that there is no scheduled break; the duration of the test is four hours. Once you start, the clock will keep ticking until you finish or until the time runs out.

You can take breaks during your PMP certification exam to go to the washroom or eat some snacks, but the exam clock will not stop.

Now, you may be wondering whether you should take a break or not, or how many breaks you should take. It is your call. During my exam, I took two breaks; the first when I had completed 100 questions and the second when I had completed all 200 questions.

The total time allotted for the PMP certification exam is four hours.

You will have to follow a tutorial to familiarize yourself with the exam environment before it starts. This session will explain what the question screen will look like, how to select the answer and submit it, how to use the calculator on the computer, how to review answers, and other exam mechanics.

The time allotted for this familiarization session is fifteen minutes.

The duration of this tutorial session is not included in the exam time limit. You can start the exam right away if you complete this session in less than fifteen minutes and your exam clock will start counting down.

When I was taking my exam, I completed the awareness session in less than five minutes and used the remaining time to note down some formulas and concepts on the paper provided by the Prometric staff (now the exams are conducted at Pearson VUE centers).

I often receive emails from PMP aspirants asking advice regarding study resources for PMP exam.

They ask me if the PMBOK Guide is enough for the PMP exam preparation.

Please note, the PMBOK Guide is a must-read book for the PMP certification exam. You must read the PMBOK Guide several times before taking the PMP certification exam because it is the basis for this exam.

However, you must also refer to some other PMP exam preparation books to pass the exam because the PMBOK Guide does not explain all the concepts well and does not address all the questions on the test.

You also have to practice exam questions to prepare for the PMP exam.

Many aspirants think that there is negative marking on the PMP exam. Please note, there is no penalty for selecting a wrong answer.

Therefore, never leave any questions unmarked, even if you don’t know the correct answer. If you don’t know the right answer, select your best guess.

Leaving a question blank will not give you any marks. However, if you answer any question, you don’t know the answer to, you have at least a 25% chance of being correct.

If you are having a problem making best guesses, try eliminating the options that are the least likely answer. If you can delete one such option, you will have a 33% of selecting the correct answer, and if you eliminate two, you will have a 50% chance of choosing right.

The PMP certificate is one of the most valued certifications in project management. If you are preparing for the PMP exam, you must be wondering what the certificate looks like.

The PMP certificate is printed on hardened paper and has a professional design.

You will receive your PMP certificate by standard mail within four to eight weeks of successfully passing the PMP exam, depending on where you live and how long your mail service provider takes.

You will see the following information printed on your PMP certificate:

If you are wondering when you will get your PMP exam results, I have good news for you.

You will receive your PMP certification exam test results before you leave your testing desk.

Once you submit your answers, there will be a short survey. After that, the display will turn white for a few moments and your test result will display on the screen.

If you have passed the exam, you will receive a congratulation from the PMI and a message saying that you will get your certificate within four to six weeks at the address you provided to the PMI at the time of filling out the application form.

You can start using the title “PMP” immediately after passing the exam.

If you are interested in the PMP certification and preparing for it, you might be wondering what the PMP exam result report will look like. You will also an interest in what information it shows.

I have received a few emails from PMP aspirants who wanted to see the PMP Exam Result Report.

In this blog, I will discuss the information contained on the PMP exam report and then show you a sample.

Once you complete the test and leave the examination hall, a Pearson VUE staff member will give you a printout of the result report.

The report has two sections.

I often receive emails from my blog visitors asking about the validity of their 35 contact hours, such as:

“I earned my 35 contact hours a few years back, are they still valid?”

or

“I got my project management training based on the 5th edition of the PMBOK Guide. Now the PMP exam is based on the 6th edition, can I apply for the exam now based on my old contact hours, or are they expired?”

Many visitors ask me that they have completed the training. Now they wonder when their contact hours will expire so they can plan their PMP exam accordingly.

So, if you have the same doubts, do not worry.